File-box.



W. H. WHIT'I'LE.

PILE BOX. l APPLICATION FILED MAIL 21, 1914.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

2 HHEETB--SHBET 14 W. H. WHITTLE.

FILE BOX.

APPLIUATION FILED MAP.. 21,1014.

Patented Aug. L 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET WILLIAlI HENRY WHITLE, 0F PAINESDALE, MICHIGAN.

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Patented Ang. 4, ld.

Application le March 21, 1914. Serial No. 828,300.

To all ahomliit may concern.' i

Be it known that I,v WILLIAM HENRY VVHn'rLE, n citizen ofthe United States, re-

siding at Painesglale, 'in the county of binders, and more particula and has for an object to provide a file box of are a series of record holdiilfY members 14,Y

a simple construction for use in iiling individual accounts or records.

The invention contemplates among other features, the provision of a 11e box which can be conveniently arranged upoh a desk land which provides a series of record holding members preferably arranged one behind the other, with each record member adapted to contain an individual record or account, the said record' carrying members being preferably inelosedor in some other 'manner suitably arranged so that a complete account or record of customers, eniployees or laborers can be readily kept in a compact form.

ln the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a partv of this specilication, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in whichz- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the file box; Fig. 2 vis a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through the le box; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view as the record holdingmembers` will appear .w n arranged in vertical position. ig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the record carrying members looking at the front thereof;'

and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the record carrying members looking at the rear thereof.

- Referring more particularl to the views, l provide a box body 10 preiyerablv consisting of vertioal'sides 11, an inclin iront 12 and an inclined back 13, the said front and back being parallel and inclined rearwardly, asshown. Arranged in the box body 10 `the contents of each ofwhiclibeing adapted to constitute an individual record of `a custemer, laborer or other employee. The recordholdingr members are arranged to swin in thebox body 10 and when in norma position incline rearwardly as shown, with to file boxes,

ing ledge 17, the said ledge being the 4rearmost record holding member 14 lymg against the rearwardly 13, 1t being readil apparent that" the record holding mem` rs can be swung for wardly toward the front 13 so that the user can easily have access to an individual record carrled by one of the said members.

Each record holding member is preferably formed of a light metal such as aluminum or the like, and consists, more particularly, of a plate 15 having a cut away portion 1G at one corner thereof and terminating at its upper end in a forwardly extendadapted, however, to extend only a partial distance across the top of the plate 15 so that a suitable index tab 18 can be glued or otherwise secured to the upper edge of the plate 15 at its left hand corner and adjacent to one edge of the ledge 17. "The lower end of i the plate 15 is bent to form a forwardly extending horizontal bottom 19 and the for ward end of the bottom is bent upwardly to lorni a vertical spacing )late 20 and which also, together with the otlzom 19 and the plate 15, constitutes a pocket 21 in which individual files or records 22 can be easily arranged. Struck from the edges of the bottom 19 are a'plurality of downwardly extending ears 23 through which pass a trans- 24 having its ends Journaled in the sides 11 of the box body 10, and secured to or formed with the spacing plate 20 and projecting upwardly from a central portion is a curved spring 25 adapted to bear against the files or records 22 lying upon the `plate 15.

Now referring to Figs. 1 :ind 2, it will be apparent that .when the record holding,r members 14 are arranged in the box body 10 as mentioned they will lie in Successivo relation,, one behind another, while at the same time on account of the inclination of the back 13 the said record holding;r members will lie relatively parallel and theplates 115 will be. spaced apart on account ot' the fact 'that the spaciner plate 2O of one record holding member will abut against the plate 15 of the record holding member immediately in front of the first mentioned record holding member, thus providing sufficient space between member. By providing the spring 25 for inclined back the record holding members ,y vso that a large number of cards, tickets or Iing members can l 522 License each rer )rd holding' member, the cards, file or record carried b v each. record holding memberwill be held ina secure and compact position and by having' the index tabs 18, individual accounts can be kept in a compact manner so dial' ready access can he had to the same at any time. The cut away porA tion lo is provided on each record holding member so that the user @an readily grip meier-tinar edges of the cards. slips or tickets forming the record or'ile 'for each record holding mem-"fer, the edges of said cards, tickets or slips beine adapted to project beyond the eut away portion as shown.

lt will be particularly noted that when a series of record holding;q members 14: are swung' into a vertical position as shown in Fig. 1 for the purpose otl gaining access to a record holding member in between the 'end rei-ord holding members. upon swinging the record holding members forwardly to a vertical position, cach record holding member which is swung into a vertical position will engage the rear face of the next forward record vholding member so that the record holding mebibers when swung' into vertical position will be spaced apart by the plates 17 forming' parts' of the record holding members, whereas when they lie in a rearwardly inclined position they will be spaced apart by the plate 20.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent' that the device is of a simple construction: that any number ofrecord heldw'ithin a box body such as disclosed provided the lr-ox body is of suliicient length andy that th record holdin;r members can also bc arrarLr-d as shown, in a drawer or cabinet it desired.

Haring,r thus described my invention, l

cl aim l. ln a file box, the combination with a box body. of a series ot' record holdin; y members mounted to swing' in the body and successively arranged one behind the other, spacing' pl ates formed with the record holding members` at their lower ends to" spacing the record holding,y members apart to `torni poehets when the said record holdiiig members are in normal position, and plates termed with the upper ends ot' the record holding' members for spacing' the .record holding' members apart when thc same are in raised position.

In a lile box, the combination with a box body, o'l a series ot successively arranged record holding' members mounted to arranged in sequence:

swing in the box body, and means formed with'the record holding members at theirupper and lower ends for relatively spacing the record holdingr members apart.

3. In a file box, the combination with a box body, of a series ot successively ar rangedl record holding members in the box body, vertical plates formed at the lower ends of the members for spacingF the said record holding members apart when the record holding: members are in relatively inclined position in the box body, and laterally extending plates formed with the said record holding members at their.l upper ends for spacing the record holding members apart when the same are in relatively Vertical position within the body.

4. A record holding member for a file box comprising` a plate, a laterally extending bottom ,formed with the plate, a. spacing plate formed with the said bottom and lying parallel to the first mentioned plate, means for supporting the record holding member in the box, and a second spacing plate formed with the first mentioned plats and projecting laterally from the upper ed thereof. i

5. ln a record holding' member for a tile box, a plate, a bottom formed with the plate, a spacing plate formed with the bottom, a second spacing plate projecting 'from the upper edge of the first mentioned plate, a rod adapted to'be journaled in the box, and a plurality of ears struck from the bottom and having the rod passing therethrough for swingingly supporting the record holding member in the said box. 6. ln a record holding member for a file box, a platea bottom formed with the plate, a spacing plate formed with the bottom, a second spacingr plate projecting from the upper edge'ot the first mentioned plate, a rod adapted to be jonrnaled in the box, a plu rality ot ears struck from tl e bottom and having' the rod passing therethrough 'for swingingly supporting' the record holding member in the said box, and a spring; formed with the first mentioned spacing plate and projecting from its medial portion 'for holding' files or records on the record holding member.

In testimony whereof l my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY NriTlLE Witnesses Bessin NANCARROW,

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